About a million years ago, you know, when I first started paper crafting, I bought my first Stampin Up Stamp Set. It was a Birthday set that had all the pieces of a cupcake. Thought I would be using it often, yeah, not so much... Then there's the butterfly stamp I bought at a stamp store in Branson, MO at least 12 years ago from Holly Berry House.
I finally bought the necessary paper to color with Copic markers, and stamped a bunch of images to practice with. It also helped having just acquired a Stamp and Storage container to hold my Copies. Just the push I needed to color! Loved this little butterfly and needed a background. I pulled out the "frosting" stamp from the Stamping Up Birthday Set and used Versamark and Zing White Embossing Powder to make resist clouds on white yardstick. Then used two colors of blue ink to color the sky.
Hello 2017 and I'm looking for uses for the Simon Says Stamps Believe Dies and Stamps. The cloudy sky made a pretty background for the popped up butterfly and Believe sentiment. A bit of sparkle and shine (Crystal Stickles and Glossy Accents). Note to self: get the air bubbles out of stickles before it drys.
Here's two of the cards I made, one with stickles and one with glossy accents. Enjoy!
Have a great day and keep crafting!
So yes, I love all things paper! Especially those lovely machines! My craft area has a place for two Sizzix machines (remember that red one that you had to press down instead of crank), two Cricut Machines (the small and the large) and finally a Silhouette Cameo.
There are loads and loads of techniques out there to get the best bang for your buck. There are lots of people I follow and one of my favorite is Jennifer McGuire Ink. She makes wonderful videos that showcases new products as well as techniques for products you may already own.
It was this Jennifer McGuire Ink video that I fell in love with a layering die from Birch Press called Dazzle. It's actually a set of three A2 plates that have a hefty price of $69. So, I asked Santa and all his elves for Gift Cards to Simon Says Stamps for Christmas. Yes, I was prepared to pay that.
I was playing with my Silhouette software, looked at the online store for images and be still my heart...there was a VERY close design by Lori Whitlock called A2 Stacking Card Base Burst for $.99 - That's a $68.00 savings!!!!!!! Now don't you worry about those Simon Says Stamps gift cards...I have a huge wish list there, so it won't go to waste.
If you are toying with the idea of Silhouette, you can visit www.silhouetteamerican.com or for crazy good tutorials and projects - Silhouette School Blog.
Here's the card I made for my parents 59th wedding anniversary using that Silhouette Design, Tim Holtz dies and The Stamps of Life die.
You have a wonderful day!
I'm a member of The Stamps of Life Die Hard Club which means every month I receive The Stamp and Die of the Month set before the public can buy it. I really love this month's set apple2stamp. Most months there are coordinating stamps to add patterns and additional sentiments. Big Plus if you join one of the three available clubs you get an additional 15% off other products! AND if that's not enough to make you want to join, one the first of the month they release a new item and have a FLASH Sale for 40% off for 24 hours only - plus club members get the 15% off that also!
Ok, enough about club stuff, todays card came together super fast using apple2stamp, dies and scraps! It seems that most cards I make these days have stitched rectangles on them. Kraft paper is the base and the rectangle is inked with Amaretto Powder Puff from Quick Quotes. The white sentiment is not going anywhere because I used Sizzix Adhesive Sheets before die cutting. A bit of The Ribbon Boutique sheer black dotted ribbon from Michaels and we're done.
Have a great day and keep crafting!
Expanding on my stamp and die collection...You know when you find an image or die that you fall in love with? This post is about using the other stamps/dies that came with it. There is that satisfaction of finishing your project that came into your mind, when you chose to make that purchase. That's a great feeling! But thinking outside of the box for those other dies/stamps, that's a pretty good feeling also! So this one uses a zig zag die that came with Sizzix Birds & Trees dies and stamps. Also used Triplits Spring Birds from The Stamps of Life. Was excited to find this pattern paper in a paper stack called Nana's Nursery Baby Boy that I bought some time ago at Hobby Lobby. The sentiment is from the birds and trees in the link above using Palette French Lilac. Crystal Stickles adds a bit of bling. Of course I added some doodles and pearls that I had on hand. Cardstock is from Michaels Recollections Collection.
Have a great day and show some love to your unused stamps and dies!
So for the first time, I believe, I had my best friends birthday card made up ahead of time! Go me! Did lots of stamping on this one. and tried out a new die as well. I bought the Tim Holtz Celebration Words Thinlits Dies for both her and myself. I had been on the lookout for these babies for a while but couldn't find them in the store. Let's face it, purchasing items with a coupon is best, second best online. Scrapbook.com had them.
The base of this card was made using The Stamps of Life Box Card Die and all the flowers were made with flowerpower2fill stamp set and Flower Power Dies. It really go together fast with the stamps and matching dies. My ink choices are from The Stamps of Life: Guava, Tangerine, Sea Glass and Palette: French Lilac, Raw Sienna and Cote D'Azure. I really like a bold sentiment and the happy birthday was a tiny bit bigger than the card base, so I cut 2 of them, one with Sizzix Adhesive Sheet on the back. When I placed it on the base I used the extra sentiment to cover the sticky on the back. The tiny ladybug came from Gift Card Flip-its Set from The Stamps of Life.
I also find that when using this box card die, you really need to use a strong adhesive.
Have a great day and keep on crafting!!
